It took about 3 weeks, working intermittently, letting it dry in stages. I don't sell or show my stuff; it's just for fun; I'll probably give this one to the photographer if he wants it.

lapucelle

(20,138 posts)

21. You might consider yourself just a hobbyist, but you really have a gift.

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Sat Feb 22, 2025, 11:23 AM

Feb 22

Diamond_Dog

(36,775 posts)

6. I love it, Ocelot!

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Fri Feb 21, 2025, 10:23 PM

Feb 21

Your painting takes me away to a gorgeous and peaceful summer day. Love your rendering of the field and the white flowering plants. Very nicely done!

chowder66

(10,478 posts)

7. Impressive.

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Fri Feb 21, 2025, 10:29 PM

Feb 21

Very.

Deuxcents

(21,982 posts)

8. All it needs is a frame to grace a room. Really lovely

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Fri Feb 21, 2025, 10:29 PM

Feb 21

sheshe2

(91,679 posts)

9. Beautiful.

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Fri Feb 21, 2025, 10:38 PM

Feb 21

Thank you for sharing it with us, Ocelot.

everyonematters

(3,765 posts)

10. Very nice.

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Fri Feb 21, 2025, 10:42 PM

Feb 21

2naSalit

(96,637 posts)

12. Wow...

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Fri Feb 21, 2025, 11:03 PM

Feb 21

That's really a nice scene.

BadgerMom

(3,188 posts)

13. What talent! It's wonderful.

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Sat Feb 22, 2025, 12:09 AM

Feb 22

MustLoveBeagles

(13,178 posts)

14. Very beautiful

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Sat Feb 22, 2025, 12:10 AM

Feb 22

Thanks for sharing.

bif

(25,292 posts)

15. Insanely jealous!

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Sat Feb 22, 2025, 12:11 AM

Feb 22

What a beautiful piece. I especially like the way you handled the dark trees in the background. They give it an eerie feeling.

Figarosmom

(5,422 posts)

16. I love doing landscapes.

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Sat Feb 22, 2025, 12:38 AM

Feb 22

This is pretty and certainly needs the red headed woodpecker. Reminds me of the fields in WV.

Mine are usually more expressionist instead of realistic though. I love the Favists.

Skittles

(163,832 posts)

17. heh that was my first thought

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Sat Feb 22, 2025, 01:05 AM

Feb 22

this is pretty - hey wait, is that a woodpecker?

czarjak

(12,792 posts)

18. Thanks for showing-off. I would too.

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Sat Feb 22, 2025, 01:09 AM

Feb 22

GiqueCee

(2,163 posts)

19. A stunningly beautiful piece...

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Sat Feb 22, 2025, 01:20 AM

Feb 22

... and I love landscapes. I'm partial to watercolors, but they can be unforgiving. Being such vibrant and saturated colors, acrylics can be tough to tame. Your subtleties of tone are exquisite, and the light... damn, that's a nice painting.

If I can ever figure out how it's done, I'll post some of my work one of these days. I've been at it a while – 60 years in the profession – and I'm starting to get the hang of it.

Ocelot II

(124,502 posts)

22. Thanks! I would love to see your work.

Reply to GiqueCee (Reply #19)

Sat Feb 22, 2025, 12:19 PM

Feb 22

It's easy to do. Just take photos of your paintings and upload them to an image-sharing site like Postimages.com, which will give you a link for you to post here.